On May 17, 2019, New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom took the mound to face the lowly Miami Marlins. The reigning Cy Young Award winner had soundly defeated the same Marlins six days earlier, allowing one runs and five hits over seven innings. But in this outing, things were different. DeGrom allowed seven runs on nine hits and lost for the fifth time in six decisions. His record stood at 3-5...
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Blue Jays in on Japanese Hitters The Toronto Blue Jays are said to be interested in a pair of Japanese hitters, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and Shogo Akiyama, according to an article by Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca. Akiyama, 31, is probably the more likely fit as he plays center field and is a free agent while Tsutsugo, 28, is a first base/ corner outfielder type who has been posted by the...
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Major League Baseball’s GM meetings in Phoenix, Arizona has allowed us to get more of an idea behind what Brodie Van Wagenen and the New York Mets may have planned for this winter. Among the things on the club’s wish list in advance of 2020 is to find a right-handed hitting center fielder that’ll enable Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto to remain in the corner outfield...
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Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, Mets ace Jacob deGrom won his second straight Cy-Young award accumulating 29-out-of-30 first place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. DeGrom is the first Met to earn back-to-back Cy Young Awards, and the seventh National League pitcher to accomplish this feat in the history of baseball. DeGrom first put up a historic season in 2018...
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Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that Carlos Beltrán played a key role in creating the sign-stealing system the Houston Astros used in 2017. In addition to Beltrán, Astros manager A.J. Hinch and then-bench coach Alex Cora played a major role in the sign-stealing process. Beltrán, 42, finished out his final season with the Houston Astros in 2017 in what ended up being the first World Series...
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Bryan Hotch of MLB.com reports that the New York Yankees have “checked in” on Zack Wheeler as well as Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg. The Yankees were reportedly one of the teams who were interested in acquiring Wheeler at the MLB Trade Deadline, with the Mets deciding to hold onto him in the end. Wheeler, 29, went 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA, 3.48 FIP, and 1.259 WHIP in 2019 across 31...
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